Synopses & Reviews
Dr. James C. Claypool puts his popular lecture on the Kentucky Humanities Council speaking tour into words, with this compilation of brief sketches covering 39 fascinating men and women, all of whom have ties to the Commonwealth of Kentucky either by birth, through family heritage, or by having lived in Kentucky. The subjects include: -famed pioneers Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton -celebrated Statesmen Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis and Henry Clay -decorated athletes like Muhammad Ali and Eddie Arcaro -music icons Bill Monroe and Loretta Lynn -inventors Garrett Morgan (stoplight) and John T. Thompson (tommy gun) -gourmet entrepreneurs Harland Colonel Sanders and Duncan Hines -contemporary pop-culture icons Diane Sawyer and George Clooney
Synopsis
In this one-of-a-kind collection, Dr. James C. Claypool, professor emeritus at Northern Kentucky University, rolls out the red carpet for thirty-nine of the most fascinating characters with ties to the commonwealth. From intrepid pioneers to noble statesmen, legendary athletes, inventors, entrepreneurs, war heroes and a couple of men named Cassius Clay, this is a comprehensive and highly entertaining volume that no true Kentuckian should be without. Some will make you proud, others may leave you in shame, but good or bad, noble or vile, they are still our fellow Kentuckians.